PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Dias Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dias Jimenez
vs
Kaunismieli

184 cm
33
195 lbs
25 - 15 - 1

183 cm
33
192 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Bullet Proof System

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kaunismieli rushes Dias Jimenez and presses him up against the cage.
Dias Jimenez is struggling to control the position.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow inside.
Kaunismieli gets through Dias Jimenez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dias Jimenez.
Kaunismieli lands an uppercut.
Kaunismieli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kaunismieli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Kaunismieli breaks from the clinch.
Kaunismieli misses with an uppercut
enabling Dias Jimenez to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch up but Dias Jimenez circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaunismieli lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dias Jimenez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dias Jimenez missing with a left hand there. Kaunismieli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaunismieli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dias Jimenez counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Dias Jimenez misses.

Dias Jimenez gets tackled into the cage by Kaunismieli. Kaunismieli maintains the clinch.
Kaunismieli presses Dias Jimenez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dias Jimenez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaunismieli throws a head punch that misses.
Dias Jimenez blocks an uppercut.
Kaunismieli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dias Jimenez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kaunismieli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dias Jimenez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dias Jimenez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dias Jimenez lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Kaunismieli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kaunismieli is working Dias Jimenez over against the cage.
Kaunismieli gets through Dias Jimenez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dias Jimenez taking a breather.
Kaunismieli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dias Jimenez.
Kaunismieli throws a head punch that misses.
Kaunismieli blocks an elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Kaunismieli.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaunismieli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Kaunismieli.
Dias Jimenez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dias Jimenez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dias Jimenez being controlled against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli tries to work over Dias Jimenez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaunismieli.
Dias Jimenez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaunismieli's elbow.
Kaunismieli struggles to land a body shot inside as Dias Jimenez controls his hands.
Kaunismieli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaunismieli tries to stall but Dias Jimenez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kaunismieli tries to throw a body punch but Dias Jimenez avoids it by throwing Kaunismieli back against the cage.
Kaunismieli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez controlling the action here for a moment.
Dias Jimenez takes a shot to the head.
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Kaunismieli.
Dias Jimenez lands a damaging elbow.
Dias Jimenez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dias Jimenez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kaunismieli has a couple of punches blocked by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
Kaunismieli scores with a shot to the side of Dias Jimenez's head.
Kaunismieli lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaunismieli blocks an elbow strike.
Kaunismieli tries to throw a body punch but Dias Jimenez avoids it by throwing Kaunismieli back against the cage.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
Dias Jimenez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dias Jimenez lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dias Jimenez tries to throw a body punch but Kaunismieli avoids it by throwing Dias Jimenez back against the cage.
Dias Jimenez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kaunismieli's defenses.
Kaunismieli tries to throw a body punch but Dias Jimenez avoids it by throwing Kaunismieli back against the cage.
Kaunismieli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Dias Jimenez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
Dias Jimenez tries to work over Kaunismieli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dias Jimenez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dias Jimenez stalling in the clinch but Kaunismieli improves position.
Kaunismieli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Dias Jimenez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
Dias Jimenez wants to stall.
Kaunismieli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dias Jimenez or not.
Dias Jimenez is breathing heavily.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalervo Kaunismieli dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kaunismieli wants to clinch up but Dias Jimenez keeps it at a distance.
Dias Jimenez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook.
Dias Jimenez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Kaunismieli gets a clinch.
Kaunismieli blocks an elbow strike.
Kaunismieli takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kaunismieli pushes Dias Jimenez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dias Jimenez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Dias Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaunismieli holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kaunismieli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias Jimenez blocks a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli working aggressively here.
Kaunismieli lands with a short shot to the head.

Kaunismieli drags the fight down to the ground.
Dias Jimenez wants to control from the top but Kaunismieli keeps moving.

Kaunismieli is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dias Jimenez defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kaunismieli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dias Jimenez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kaunismieli is on top in guard.

Kaunismieli looking to sit in guard and control but Dias Jimenez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kaunismieli looking for a guillotine here but Dias Jimenez defends easily.
Kaunismieli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dias Jimenez controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kaunismieli looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dias Jimenez passes into side control.
Dias Jimenez wants to stand but Kaunismieli is controlling his arm.
Kaunismieli can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dias Jimenez wants to stand but Kaunismieli is controlling his arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dias Jimenez decides to stand back up.
Kaunismieli with a jab.
Dias Jimenez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaunismieli. That's going to slow Dias Jimenez down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaunismieli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dias Jimenez moves forwards but Kaunismieli connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dias Jimenez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kaunismieli if he has to take too many more of those.
Dias Jimenez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kaunismieli's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaunismieli misses the target.
Dias Jimenez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice body kick from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli checks a leg kick nicely.
Dias Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dias Jimenez throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dias Jimenez in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaunismieli lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dias Jimenez misses with a straight left.
Kaunismieli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dias Jimenez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dias Jimenez avoids the body shot from Kaunismieli.
Dias Jimenez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dias Jimenez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kalervo Kaunismieli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaunismieli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dias Jimenez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kaunismieli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kaunismieli.
Dias Jimenez slips a straight right by Kaunismieli.
Dias Jimenez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kaunismieli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dias Jimenez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kaunismieli looks to land a right hand but Dias Jimenez moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalervo Kaunismieli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Dias Jimenez scores with a sloppy right hand. Kaunismieli should have avoided that one.
Kaunismieli takes a swing at Dias Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
Kaunismieli throws out a loose jab but Dias Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dias Jimenez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dias Jimenez connects with an inside leg kick.
Kaunismieli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kaunismieli thuds his right hand into Dias Jimenez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dias Jimenez tests Kaunismieli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dias Jimenez lands a nice hook to Kaunismieli's body. Kaunismieli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dias Jimenez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kaunismieli slips a straight right by Dias Jimenez.
Kaunismieli throws a leg kick which misses Dias Jimenez's front leg but catches the back leg as Dias Jimenez tries to avoid it.
Dias Jimenez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dias Jimenez throws a hook to the side of Kaunismieli's head but Kaunismieli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli checks a leg kick.
Kaunismieli lands a nice hook to Dias Jimenez's body. Dias Jimenez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dias Jimenez throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaunismieli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dias Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaunismieli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaunismieli doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dias Jimenez tries a head kick but it misses.
Dias Jimenez missing with a left hand there. Kaunismieli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaunismieli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dias Jimenez avoids the body shot from Kaunismieli.
Dias Jimenez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaunismieli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dias Jimenez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dias Jimenez blocks the body kick.
Dias Jimenez misses the body punch

and Kaunismieli counters by clinching up.
Dias Jimenez tries to throw a body punch but Kaunismieli avoids it by throwing Dias Jimenez back against the cage.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaunismieli tries to throw a body punch but Dias Jimenez avoids it by throwing Kaunismieli back against the cage.
Kaunismieli trying to stall but Dias Jimenez improves his position.
Kaunismieli misses with a body punch.
Kaunismieli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Dias Jimenez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaunismieli's elbow.
Dias Jimenez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dias Jimenez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kaunismieli's brow.
Dias Jimenez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dias Jimenez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dias Jimenez tries a body shot but Kaunismieli blocks it.
Nice elbow from Dias Jimenez.
Kaunismieli has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dias Jimenez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kaunismieli can turn it around.
Dias Jimenez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli lands a left hand.
Kaunismieli blocks an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Dias Jimenez.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Dias Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaunismieli letting Dias Jimenez take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli has Dias Jimenez pushed against the cage.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
Dias Jimenez is looking to control Kaunismieli's arms but Kaunismieli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dias Jimenez has his back to the cage.
Kaunismieli is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body punch.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalervo Kaunismieli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kaunismieli blocks an elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Kaunismieli avoids a wild elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Kaunismieli prevents a body shot from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez takes a shot to the head.
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Dias Jimenez controls the action.
Dias Jimenez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kaunismieli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kaunismieli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dias Jimenez content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow inside that Kaunismieli shrugs off.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow inside.
Dias Jimenez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dias Jimenez tries to throw a body punch but Kaunismieli avoids it by throwing Dias Jimenez back against the cage.
Kaunismieli working aggressively here.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaunismieli scores with a shoulder strike.
Kaunismieli throws a punch but it's blocked by Dias Jimenez.
Kaunismieli lands an uppercut.
Kaunismieli struggles to land a body shot inside as Dias Jimenez controls his hands.
Kaunismieli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kaunismieli blocks an elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez is looking to control Kaunismieli's arms but Kaunismieli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dias Jimenez has his back to the cage.
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Dias Jimenez controls the action.
Dias Jimenez stalling the fight.
Dias Jimenez pushes off an throws an elbow but Kaunismieli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kaunismieli has a couple of punches blocked by Dias Jimenez.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kalervo Kaunismieli.
I've got Kaunismieli winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalervo Kaunismieli!
After winning the bout, Kalervo Kaunismieli thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez spoke after the fight, saying 'his breath smell like rotten underwear....'.